Promote the Trip

Determine the best methods for clearly "advertising" the trip to the largest number of people who may be interested. Suggestions include:

Discuss the trip with the District Missions Council and at Divisional and District meetings.
Recruit team members from your own "circle" of relationships. Personally invite people.
For various types of promotions to various churches, decide how often, and with what form (email, physical posters, etc.), you will use to communicate about the trip
Send Packets to all the churches within the district:
- Poster - Promoting the trip
- PowerPoint Slide - For church announcements
- Applications - Placed in accessible areas
Have one of the team leaders or members (if a previous trip has already been accomplished) speak at church.
- If multi-church involvement offer to travel and speak to the different churches about the trip.
- Schedule one or more informational and motivational meetings, providing people with the basics about the trip and enough info for discerning if God wants them involved in this trip or not
For a trip involving multiple congregations, send a pastoral letter to the leaders of the churches who potentially can be involved.
Consider obtaining maps to display at the church facility. See maps.com for maps which you can buy.
In the church facility, display the national flag for the country you will visit. AmericanFlags.com also sells world flags.

Follow-up any promotion efforts with personal contact, via email and/or a phone call

Clearly Communicate the Commitment Level Required

Help team members understand that, in addition to going to a particular place, the trip also includes a lot of preparation time.

Inform prospective team members the commitment level required, including mandatory team meetings
Establish an inflexible deadline, along with an initial deposit. Give people plenty of time to be able to meet the deadline
Clearly communicate the commitment needed, including mandatory attendance at all team meetings.